Youth Politics
latest news & developments
Noise over substance: The ANC Youth League is being strangled by slogans
Critical thinking is not anti-revolutionary and a return to intellectualism is vital for youth empowerment and national progress
Editorial: Keep building democracy
‘We are a country where democracy extends beyond the ballot. We live politics. It is our national conversation topic of choice and our soapie’
The youth want rapid change, and voting is one way to achieve it
The 2019 election marks the first time that young people will constitute the highest number of voters in South Africa, giving them plenty of power
Obituary for the late Mandla Makupula, MEC of Education in the Eastern Cape
A true soldier of the struggle, till the very end
ANC enslaved by struggle habits
South Africa’s citizenry is not the blank slate the ANC wants it to be — and they need to accept that.
Leigh-Ann Naidoo: The anti-apartheid generation has become afraid of the future
The keynote address struck a chord with university students, who were encouraged to channel their discontent and use it to bring about change.
‘Youthquake’ rocks our political landscape
Fifty percent of South Africans are under 30 and the majority are unemployed.
Khaya Dlanga: The youth vote will shape our future
A great war is brewing to win the vote of the born-frees, but just how they will wield that power in the ballot box is uncertain, writes Khaya Dlanga.
Young commies split over Zuma
Attacks on President Jacob Zuma are continuing to polarise the Young Communist League.
Youth league ramps up its calls for autonomy
The ANC Youth League is to use its national general council in August to remind the ANC that it is an autonomous structure.
IFP youth in revolt
The aftershocks of the IFP’s dismal showing in the general election are still reverberating through the party.
Motoring with Malema’s mouth
The ANC Youth League’s spokesperson tells Qudsiya Karrim why she’s up to the task.
Stirred, but not shaken
Ignoring the axe over her head, Cope’s youth leader builds her ‘brand’.
Does Malema really represent SA’s youth?
The <em>Mail & Guardian Online</em> took to the streets in Jo’burg on Friday to find out what some of SA’s youth think of ANCYL leader Julius Malema.
Getting the youth to the polls
Leaders of three of the most popular political movements talk about how they are planning to get their constituencies to the ballot box.